Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
चिरायुरसि जानीषे यदीन्द्रद्युम्नभूपतिम् । तद्ब्रूहि तेन ज्ञानेन कार्यं जीवामहे वयम्
cirāyurasi jānīṣe yadīndradyumnabhūpatim | tadbrūhi tena jñānena kāryaṃ jīvāmahe vayam
تو دراز عمر ہے۔ اگر تو بادشاہ اندرَدیومن کو جانتا ہے تو ہمیں بتا—اسی علم سے ہمارا کام پورا ہوگا اور ہم زندہ رہیں گے۔
Unspecified (a king addressing the long-lived owl)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)
Type: peak
Scene: A brāhmaṇa addresses the venerable bird: ‘You are long-lived—do you know King Indradyumna?’ The speaker’s hands are folded, eyes earnest; the mountain air feels tense with hope.
FAQs
True support in crisis is sought through truthful knowledge and guidance from the wise and long-experienced.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a narrative inquiry within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it is a request for information.